The home team had won the previous three meetings between Northwest and York, and York kept the tradition alive. The Vikings took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dukes on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Blake Wissing
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Despite the defeat, Northwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Blake Wissing dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wissing has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dawson Urbanski, who posted 18 points.
Cayce Hager produced another solid effort shooting 61% from the field to rack up 30 points and six rebounds for York. Hager has become a key player for the Dukes: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 2-3 otherwise. Dylan Oberle was another key player, going 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.
Northwest has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for York, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-3.
Coming up, Northwest will square off against Adams Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings' defense better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 54 points per game this season. As for York, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-27 loss against Grand Island Central Catholic on the 13th.
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